diff --git a/man2/set_tid_address.2 b/man2/set_tid_address.2
index c3e272d1d..d1adc0dbb 100644
--- a/man2/set_tid_address.2
+++ b/man2/set_tid_address.2
@@ -70,15 +70,19 @@ sets the
 value for the calling process to
 .IR tidptr .
 .LP
-When
+When a process whose
 .I clear_child_tid
-is set, and the process exits, and the process was sharing memory
-with other processes or threads, then 0 is written at this address,
-and a
-.I futex(child_tidptr, FUTEX_WAKE, 1, NULL, NULL, 0);
-call is done.
-(That is, wake a single process waiting on this futex.)
-Errors are ignored.
+is not NULL terminates, then,
+if the process is sharing memory with other processes or threads,
+then 0 is written at the address specified in
+.I clear_child_tid
+and the kernel performs the following operation:
+
+    futex(clear_child_tid, FUTEX_WAKE, 1, NULL, NULL, 0);
+
+The effect of this operation is to wake a single process that
+is performing a futex wait on the memory location.
+Errors from the futex wake operation are ignored.
 .SH "RETURN VALUE"
 .BR set_tid_address ()
 always returns the PID of the calling process.